For 2024-25, Scotland has a net fiscal deficit of minus £26.5 billion – an increase of £5.1 billion from the previous year – with this the representing minus 11.7% of the country’s GDP. The UK deficit ...

Oasis gave an even more ground-shaking performance at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium than their 2009 show when they played there this month, according to analysis of seismic data.

Drivers in France are being advised to stay off the road between noon and 4pm local time and cover their rear windows because of soaring temperatures. The guidance comes as thousands of UK motorists ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy failed to catch any fish when he hosted JD Vance at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent.

Holland FC, which boasts 25 teams in its thriving youth section, has asked parents to sign up to a clap only/support only rule, designed to clamp down on unsavoury conduct on the sidelines at ...

HMRC will charge inheritance tax on wealthier workers’ pension pots even if they die before they reach the state pension age ...

TV presenter Jay Blades has appeared in court via videolink charged with two counts of rape. The 55-year-old, who fronted primetime BBC show The Repair Shop, spoke only to confirm his name, address ...

Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, died after reports of multiple stabbings at a commercial property on July 28.

US actress Zoe Kravitz has revealed she “destroyed” Taylor Swift’s bathroom while retrieving her mother’s snake from a hole it had slithered into. The Batman actress, 36, said she moved into Swift’s ...

The trip for the trio, who are all more than 100 years old, was organised by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans.

Model and CBBC actress Ellie Goldstein is to become the first celebrity to compete on the main series of Strictly Come Dancing with Down’s syndrome. The 23-year-old was announced as a contestant on ...

The 1,500 hectare Stiperstones Landscape national nature reserve is triple the size of the previously protected area.